Lot 70
£882
Auction: 26 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Etching and aquatint, Print No. 1, signed and inscribed in pencil to margin
image size 27cm x 21.5cm (10.75in x 8.5in)
Laura Knight is an artist of exceptional importance to the development of modern British art. Knight lived and painted in the artist colonies of Staithes in North Yorkshire and Newlyn in Cornwall, before moving to London in 1919. Her time outside the capital allowed her to develop her style, which reached maturity during her time in Cornwall. Knight achieved particular renown for her depictions of London's circus, ballet and theatre companies. She was the first woman artist elected to full membership of the Royal Academy.